Madam Zhou spoke mournfully, but Ye Qingxue did not respond.
"It's true! Qingxue, when your mother learned the truth, she was very proud of you. If your father knew in the afterlife, he would also be proud of you!"
Madam Zhou took a half step forward, closing the distance between herself and Ye Qingxue, but still dared not touch Ye Qingxue.
"I have no choice but to send you to live in the village for fifteen years, otherwise your younger siblings would not survive... There is no mother in the world who does not love her children, Qingxue!"
Madam Zhou's tears fell drop by drop, right in front of Ye Qingxue.
Ye Qingxue still didn't react, so Madam Zhou wiped away her tears and called the two maids carrying the tray forward.
"Before you returned to the manor, your mother had someone prepare clothes for you, but she hasn't had a chance to send them to you yet. Take a look and see if you like them?"
Madam Zhou took a light yellow dress off the tray and was about to hold it up to Ye Qingxue.
Ye Qingxue frowned, and Dong Bai immediately stepped forward to block Madam Zhou: "Madam, my young lady never wears light yellow! Besides, you whipped her seventeen times before, which has already severed the mother-daughter relationship between you. It's too late to regret it now!"
"My young lady is a person, not some Tom, Dick, or Harry. You can sever ties when you want, and she will obediently be your daughter when you want to be a mother!"
Chunqian and Xialu also stepped forward, blocking Ye Qingxue's path.
In an instant, Ye Qingxue felt the light in front of her blocked out, and she was surrounded by darkness, so no one could see the expression on her face.
Xiao Bao and Qi Zai also stood silently by the door.
"Blood is thicker than water, and everyone makes mistakes," said Granny Kang.
“Young lady, you have to understand your mother. It’s normal that she doesn’t know you well because she hasn’t seen you for fifteen years! As time goes by and you spend more time together, she will get to know you better!”
Xia Lu said, "It was the First Madam who owed my young lady a debt. Instead of trying to make amends, the First Madam is demanding that my young lady understand you first? What kind of logic is that?"
"If the First Madam truly wishes to get along well with my young lady, she should have her new clothes made according to her preferences before she returns to the manor."
"Could it be that the lady only learned of this daughter on the day my young lady returned to the manor, and had no idea before? Now that she knows my young lady has made great contributions, she comes to apologize and says she wants to get along well with my young lady. Isn't that ridiculous?"
"This isn't about getting along well, nor is it a mother's love for her child. It's about someone feigning care for someone they've wronged in order to eliminate their own guilt and remorse. In the end, the First Madam is still doing it for herself!"
Xia Lu became increasingly angry as she spoke, and Chun Qian and Dong Bai also became angry, standing firmly in front of Ye Qingxue and not allowing Madam Zhou to take another step forward.
Granny Kang was also angry and was about to say something, but Madam Zhou stopped her.
“This young lady is right. It is true that I am not a good enough mother.” Madam Zhou wiped away her tears again, but no longer insisted on getting closer to Ye Qingxue.
"I brought the new clothes late, and you don't want them, so it's my fault; I misunderstood you before and didn't trust you, and now you don't want to talk to me, so it's still my fault."
Madam Zhou continued, "However, I still want to tell you the details of those family retainers who used to follow your father. They were all promoted by your father."
"For example, Tan Shan once carried your father through a ten-mile ambush by the enemy to save him. He was shot by an arrow and could no longer go to the battlefield."
"Take Qin Zhisheng for example. He was very young when he went to the battlefield and almost didn't survive. Your father fed him his own blood, which saved his life and allowed him to return for medical treatment."
"Then there are Liu Pan, Xue Minglei... They all shared life and death with your father in different ways. And all of them were loyal to your father. On the battlefield, they were comrades-in-arms, and off the battlefield, they were as close as brothers."
"If you want to learn more about your father through them, go find them; you'll definitely gain something."
Ye Qingxue looked at the names on the list. Each name had its age marked after it. Liu Pan, in particular, was only twenty years old when he left the Ye family. He was very young.
Before Madam Zhou could say anything more, Dongbai suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Someone's here outside. I'll go see."
Before she could finish speaking, Dong Bai had already disappeared from Ye Qingxue's sight, and Qi Zai had also rushed out the door with Dong Bai.
Ye Qingxue frowned. Who is it?
This has provoked such a huge reaction from Dongbai and Qizai!
Ye Qingxue slammed the list onto the table, stood up, and faced Madam Zhou directly: "Madam, you've said so much, but I only have one question for you. If I said I was about to die, and that Ye Yabing and Madam Min had poisoned me, would you believe me?"
Madam Zhou's expression changed drastically: "Ya Ya is not such a ruthless person. You were sent to the estate when you were young because you were destined to bring misfortune upon your sisters. You can hate me for not giving birth to you on an auspicious day, but you cannot hate your sister for this. You can't tolerate her. You have already disfigured her face. Don't you think that's enough?"
Madam Zhou's tone became increasingly agitated, her previous remorse vanished, and it seemed as if everything had become Ye Qingxue's fault again.
Ye Qingxue sneered and offered no explanation: "Chunqian, see the First Madam out. Guanju Courtyard is not welcoming guests today!"
Madam Zhou's eyes reddened with anger, and she scolded her: "You can't even tolerate your own sister, you're so narrow-minded. It's a disgrace that outsiders praise you as a heroine, you'll regret it!"
Seven rushed over from a distance and knocked Madam Zhou away. She, along with Granny Kang and two maids, fell to the ground like a human pyramid.
Seven let out a wolf howl, which frightened them so much that they scrambled to their feet and ran away, too panicked to utter another word.
In the backyard, Ye Qingxue and Dongbai saw the person who had arrived; it was Qiu Shen, who had been gone for two days.
I thought it would be good if she came back in six or seven days, but I didn't expect her to come back in two and a half days. It was unexpectedly fast.
Dongbai asked anxiously, "Where is the miracle doctor? Have you found him?"
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